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Yemen: Rural population growth

2.53percent · 2025+11.8% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Yemen from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20252.534
20242.608
20232.619
20222.478
20212.17
20201.643
20191.903
20181.974
20172.102
20162.166
20152.266
20142.454
20132.697
20122.632
20112.616
20102.678
20092.712
20082.706
20072.713
20062.707
20052.534
20042.344
20032.315
20022.313
20012.341
20002.371
19992.383
19982.398
19972.415
19962.575
19952.772
19942.813
19932.816
19922.817
19912.823
19902.832
19892.849
19882.913
19872.944
19862.944
19852.914
19842.822
19832.73
19822.648
19812.583
19802.511
19792.414
19782.334
19772.305
19762.282
19752.255
19742.235
19732.234
19722.246
19712.253
19702.342
19692.386
19682.316
19672.267
19662.21
19652.155
19642.05
19631.98
19622.008
19611.996

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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